Views of oncology patients, their relatives and oncologists on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): Questionnaire-based study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-144

  Ackroyd, Rajeena ^a,c   Russon, Lynne ^a   Newell, Rob ^b  

^a BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c St Gemma's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Decision making; Resuscitation orders; Survival rates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33947396155     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216306074629     Document Type: Article

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